Joseph Allchin
@J_Allchin
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Writer & journalist. Author of Many Rivers, One Sea
Joined December 2010
Nice to see my book, Many Rivers One Sea, about fundamentalism and politics in #Bangladesh reviewed in @IndiaToday ..."a truly compelling read"..."vitally important book"
indiatoday.in
Joseph Allchin’s book displays an acute understanding of the sources and evolution of Islamist politics in Bangladesh.
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Ahead of next week's election in #Bangladesh, join me on Tuesday (10 February) for a webinar with @JonFDanilowicz (former US Deputy Chief of Mission in Dhaka), Shehreen Amin Bhuiyan (Assistant Professor at the University of Dhaka) and @J_Allchin (former Bangladesh correspondent
Bangladesh 2.0: Can the 2026 elections provide democratic renewal? 🇧🇩 Join our expert panel: 🔹Shehreen Amin Bhuiyan 🔹@J_Allchin 🔹@JonFDanilowicz 🔹Chair: @Chietigj 📅 10 Feb ⏰ 13:00-14:00 GMT 📍 Online Register here ⬇️ https://t.co/QMIBZJFox1
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Bangladesh 2.0: Can the 2026 elections provide democratic renewal? 🇧🇩 Join our expert panel: 🔹@J_Allchin 🔹@JonFDanilowicz 🔹Chair: @Chietigj 📅 10 Feb ⏰ 13:00-14:00 GMT 📍 Online Register here👇 https://t.co/QMIBZJFWmz
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@sallyhayd The Colonel who Would Not Repent: The Bangladesh War and Its Unquiet Legacy by @saliltripathi The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger and a Forgotten Genocide by Gary J. Bass Many Rivers, One Sea: Bangladesh and the Challenge of Islamist Militancy by @J_Allchin Birds of
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Great writing from @cyrus_naji, who reviewed India’s Near East by @PaliwalAvi for @Himalistan, re-upping the excellent Many Rivers, One Sea by @J_Allchin in the process.
himalmag.com
With the collapse of India-backed authoritarianism in Bangladesh – and Myanmar too – ‘India’s Near East: A New History’ reads like a testament to the failure of New Delhi’s policy on its eastern flank
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Bangladesh student protests remarkably appear to have triumphed in forcing Hasina to flee and/or resign "safer place" possibly India, next pol developments will be interesting in a political space Hasina + party have dominated for so long
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Short 🧵on the Bangladesh student protests There is limited evidence in this vid that the Bangladesh students' protests were in fact hijacked by opposition party groups. However, I study protests globally, not just in 🇧🇩, & we know from protest movements elsewhere that: 1/
When the @albd1971 Govt and the student protestors were on the same page on reforming and/or abolishing #quotas in govt jobs, then how did the peaceful and non-political #QuotaMovement turn violent? Watch to find out. #Bangladesh #QuotaMovement
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Bangladesh is hosting Russian FM Lavrov right before the G20 summit, and French President Macron right after it. Bangladesh’s growing geopolitical significance, as a balancer and a battleground for multiple great power competitions, is hard to miss these days.
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The Country That Bombs Its Own People. Hugely compelling report by @nytimes on the atrocities the #Myanmar military regime is inflicting on the Burmese people. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
nytimes.com
Visual evidence, data and interviews show that the Myanmar military’s campaign of terror, which began after a coup sparked widespread resistance, is getting worse.
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The stark reality of the cut in food rations in the Rohingya camps. Due to inadequate funding the monthly allowance has fallen from 12 to 10 to 8 dollars per person - with a progressive reduction in food. The international community must do more to support 🇧🇩and the Rohingya
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Maya Jassanoff is always worth reading - but particularly here/on this: "as the president of one stumbling democracy joins hands with a prime minister bent on hobbling another, the project of global freedom seems one step closer to collapse..."
And I'm sure she will be bombarded with hateful and violen emails. Some will tag her university or write to her bosses that she's a Hinduphobe and likely face challenges returning to India... https://t.co/togdaVlQKP
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"Had workers from the various factories in the Rana Plaza complex been unionised they could have refused to take to the factory floor on the fateful morning of 24 April 2013. Why were they not?" From May 2015, @j_allchin writes:
himalmag.com
(This article is a part of the web-exclusive series from our latest issue 'Labour and its Discontents'. More from the print quarterly here.)Had workers from the
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TU & RMG workers lit candles to commemorate the #Ranaplaza martyrs on its 10th anniversary to set a strong reminder that no worker should die for fashion. #RPneveragain
#GarmentWorkersNeedSafeFactories
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And why not for carriers of jet fuel for #Myanmar? #NoJetFuelNoJetFigjters
U.S. hits Russia's "shadow fleet": largest oil carrier to India is deprived of international insurance The shadow fleet of dozens of tankers, which transports Russian oil to Asia bypassing Western sanctions, was hit by the US sanctions. India-registered Gatik Ship Management,
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BJP cow policies mean there are around 5 million stray cows roaming India. Reality of vegetarianism/dairy is the requirement to kill non-productive animals, esp males...previously many were herded to Bangladesh in exchange for gold https://t.co/5R0Ln9P8NJ
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Indian PM Narendra Modi’s 2017 ban on slaughtering cattle has left the South Asian nation overrun with strays that attack people, spread disease and cause hundreds of car accidents.
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Over 1 year ago, the day before we played Chelsea, the Saudi regime which owns #NUFC committed the largest massacre in its history, by killing 81 people in one day. According to the official statement, many of the victims were charged with non-serious crimes. #3rdMassExecution
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ShuddhasharFreeVoice urges the BD authorities to immediately free journalist Samsuzzaman Shams, repeal the DSA, abandon the practice of enforced disappearances it employs to silence its critics, and allow journalists to carry out their professional duties. #freesamsuzzaman
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The tax returns are in & demonstrate how unfair our system is Rishi Sunak earns a hell of a lot (not including his wife’s family billions) & pays an effective rate of 23% Keir Starmer earns considerably less but pays an effective rate over 40% We should TAX WEALTH NOT WAGES
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Brands sourcing in Myanmar claim ‘enhanced due diligence’ to cope with issues of producing in a military dictatorship. But Jan & Feb saw cases of labour rights abuses impacting at least 7️⃣7️⃣5️⃣2️⃣ workers. ❌There's no ethical way to do business in Myanmar. https://t.co/lulvqAGW1n
business-humanrights.org
Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Centre
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